PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio El Toro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Julio El Toro enters the ring!

Lewis
vs
El Toro

182 cm
19
199 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
26
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leonard Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julio El Toro!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Toro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
El Toro ducks under a wild hook from Lewis.
Lewis checks a low kick from El Toro.
El Toro explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
El Toro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lewis throws a shot from downtown. El Toro moves away and avoids it.
El Toro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
El Toro throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
El Toro misses with a kick to the body.
Lewis throws a looping overhand right but El Toro ducks down to avoid it.
Lewis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lewis lunges at El Toro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by El Toro's hand.
Lewis misses the shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Lewis as he connects with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by El Toro. That's going to slow Lewis down.
El Toro slips under a jab from Lewis.
El Toro misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
El Toro throws a leg kick which misses Lewis's front leg but catches the back leg as Lewis tries to avoid it.
A big left from El Toro misses.
El Toro cracks the inside of Lewis's front leg.
Lewis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
El Toro throws a leg kick which misses Lewis's front leg but catches the back leg as Lewis tries to avoid it.
El Toro throws a head kick that misses.
El Toro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lewis swings for the body but El Toro moves out of range.
El Toro lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lewis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as El Toro throws out the jab.
El Toro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lewis. That did some damage!
Lewis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by El Toro. El Toro obviously looking to wear him down.
Lewis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
El Toro throws a push kick but Lewis slaps the foot to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Toro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lewis's sensitive parts.
El Toro misses with a low kick.
Lewis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
El Toro misses with an uppercut. Lewis saw that one coming.
El Toro lands with a thumping leg kick.
El Toro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lewis. That did some damage!
El Toro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lewis takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
El Toro throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
El Toro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
El Toro is looking to clinch.
Lewis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
El Toro tries a low kick but Lewis avoids it.
El Toro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
El Toro moves in looking to clinch but Lewis pushes him off.
Lewis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Toro throws a hook to the side of Lewis's head but Lewis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
El Toro moves in looking to clinch but Lewis pushes him off.
El Toro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lewis checks a low kick from El Toro.
El Toro tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lewis is able to avoid easily.
El Toro throws a leg kick that misses.
El Toro is looking to slow Lewis down with leg kicks.
El Toro on the wrong end of a nice jab.
El Toro throws a nice head kick!
El Toro misses the jab.
El Toro lands with a nice body punch.
El Toro throws a leg kick which misses Lewis's front leg but catches the back leg as Lewis tries to avoid it.
El Toro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
El Toro throws a low kick but Lewis avoids it.
Lewis throws a hook to the side of El Toro's head but El Toro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Toro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lewis takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lewis checks a low kick from El Toro.
A nice leg kick lands there from El Toro.
El Toro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
El Toro misses with a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from El Toro.
El Toro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lewis's sensitive parts.
El Toro scores with the left hand. Lewis knows he should have avoided that one.
El Toro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lewis swings for the body but El Toro moves out of range.
Lewis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lewis loads up on a big right hand but El Toro slips the punch.
El Toro is looking to score with low kicks.
El Toro throws a low kick, looking for Lewis's leg but Lewis calmly moves out of range.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
El Toro connects with a high kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Lewis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lewis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
El Toro lands a high kick!
El Toro tries a head kick but it misses.
El Toro motions for Lewis to come forward. El Toro throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
El Toro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lewis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from El Toro, right into the meat.

El Toro gets a clinch.
El Toro tries to land knees in the clinch but Lewis avoids the damage to the body.
El Toro trying to land knees to the body.
Lewis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lewis tries to break free but El Toro pushes him back against the ropes.
El Toro lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
El Toro tries to land knees in the clinch but Lewis avoids the damage to the body.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is trying to force a seperation but El Toro has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Lewis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
El Toro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lewis avoids it.
Lewis is trying to break the clinch but El Toro is controlling him.
Lewis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but El Toro has him pressed against the ropes.
El Toro landing knees to the head.
El Toro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lewis.
El Toro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lewis avoids it.
Lewis managing to block the knees to the body from El Toro.
El Toro trying to land knees to the body.
Lewis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lewis avoids the elbow strike from El Toro, against the ropes.
El Toro misses with an elbow over the top.
El Toro looking to throw knees to the head but Lewis is blocking nicely.
El Toro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lewis avoids it.
Lewis avoiding damage as El Toro throws knees to the body.
El Toro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lewis's efforts to push away.
El Toro lands a nice knee to the body.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lewis avoiding damage as El Toro throws knees to the body.
Lewis working hard to break the clinch.
El Toro tries a knee to the head but Lewis blocks it.
El Toro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lewis is defending well for now.
El Toro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lewis.
El Toro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
El Toro creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
El Toro pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Lewis avoiding damage as El Toro throws knees to the body.
Lewis avoiding damage as El Toro throws knees to the body.
El Toro misses with a knee to the head.
El Toro looks gassed!
Knees to the body from El Toro.
El Toro looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lewis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lewis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
El Toro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lewis avoids it.
El Toro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lewis's efforts to push away.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
El Toro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lewis avoids it.
El Toro pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
El Toro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lewis.
Lewis managing to block the knees to the body from El Toro.
El Toro landing knees to the head.
Lewis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
El Toro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lewis avoids it.
Lewis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lewis avoiding damage as El Toro throws knees to the body.
El Toro unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lewis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
El Toro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lewis avoids it.
With the fighters up against the ropes, El Toro throws an elbow but misses.
El Toro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lewis is defending well for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lewis avoiding damage as El Toro throws knees to the body.
Lewis is trying to break the clinch but El Toro has him pressed against the ropes.
El Toro pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Lewis managing to block the knees to the body from El Toro.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
El Toro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lewis avoids it.
Lewis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
El Toro throws a knee to the head but misses.
El Toro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lewis avoids it.
El Toro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lewis wants to get back to striking at distance but El Toro won't allow it.
El Toro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lewis.
Lewis blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, El Toro just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lewis's brow.
Lewis dodges an elbow strike from El Toro.
Lewis working hard to break the clinch.
Lewis working hard to break the clinch.
El Toro tries to land knees in the clinch but Lewis avoids the damage to the body.
El Toro landing knees to the body.
Lewis avoiding damage as El Toro throws knees to the body.
El Toro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lewis wants to break free but El Toro has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julio El Toro dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

El Toro throws a low kick but Lewis moves out of range easily.
El Toro throws a front kick aimed at Lewis's knee but Lewis avoids it well.
El Toro avoids the body shot from Lewis.
El Toro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lewis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lewis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
El Toro misses with a hook. Lewis ducked under it nicely.
Lewis checks the leg kick.
Lewis throws a shot from downtown. El Toro moves away and avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for El Toro.
El Toro tries to clinch but Lewis is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis staying out of range there.
El Toro throws a wild body kick that Lewis sees coming a mile off.
Lewis misses with an uppercut. El Toro saw that one coming.
Julio El Toro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lewis blocks a low kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
El Toro throws a push kick but Lewis slaps the foot to one side.
El Toro misses with a low kick.
Lewis defending well as El Toro loads up on a big left hand.
Lewis cracks a nice hook into El Toro's ribs.
Some bone on bone action there as Lewis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lewis shoots in but El Toro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
El Toro throws a leg kick but Lewis sees it coming and moves out of range.
El Toro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
El Toro tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lewis is able to avoid easily.
El Toro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lewis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
El Toro misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before El Toro can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick lands from El Toro.
El Toro motions for Lewis to come forward. El Toro throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lewis moves out of range of the body kick from El Toro.
El Toro throws a leg kick but Lewis sees it coming and moves out of range.
A big right from Lewis misses.
El Toro feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lewis's calf.
Lewis steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from El Toro. That one must have hurt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lewis checks a leg kick.
El Toro moves in looking to clinch but Lewis pushes him off.
El Toro is looking to slow Lewis down with leg kicks.
El Toro throws a push kick but Lewis slaps the foot to one side.
Julio El Toro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
El Toro throws a leg kick but Lewis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
El Toro swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Toro throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lewis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
El Toro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lewis.
Lewis looks to land a right hand but El Toro moved out of range.
El Toro tries a head kick but it misses.
El Toro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lewis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
El Toro tries to clinch there but Lewis circles away.
Lewis thows a body shot but no joy.
Lewis misses the shot to the body.
Lewis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but El Toro manages to avoid it.
El Toro misses with a head kick.
El Toro tries to land a leg kick but Lewis saw it coming and moves away.
El Toro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
El Toro scores with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Lewis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab by Lewis.
El Toro lands a nice looking body kick.
A slow jab from El Toro misses its intended target.
Jab from Lewis.
Some wild striking there from El Toro.
El Toro tries to clinch but Lewis moves out of range.
Lewis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. El Toro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
El Toro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lewis.
El Toro is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
An inside leg kick lands from El Toro.
El Toro doesn't manage to clinch there - Lewis circles away.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
El Toro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
El Toro tries to score with a low kick but Lewis moves his leg out of the way.
A telegraphed right hand from El Toro misses the target.
El Toro walks into a jab.
El Toro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lewis feints and then cracks El Toro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow El Toro down.
El Toro throws a head kick that misses.
Lewis blocks a head kick by El Toro.
El Toro throws a leg kick
and Lewis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
El Toro fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lewis checks it well.
Lewis lands an overhand right.
El Toro tries a head kick but it misses.
Lewis misses with a straight right.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
El Toro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
El Toro avoids the body shot from Lewis.
Lewis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but El Toro was well out of range. Poor timing from Lewis.
Lewis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lewis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
El Toro scores with a kick to the body.
El Toro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
El Toro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A low kick from El Toro is predictable there
and Lewis counters with a straight right hand.
A thudding body kick lands there by El Toro!
El Toro throws a head kick that misses.
El Toro lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
El Toro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lewis.
El Toro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lewis.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
El Toro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lewis will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
El Toro tries to clinch but Lewis moves out of range.
Lewis throws a body punch but El Toro moves out of range.
El Toro pushes Lewis away with a front kick.
El Toro walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lewis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
El Toro feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lewis's calf.
El Toro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lewis blocks the body kick.
El Toro misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lewis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lewis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but El Toro moves away.
El Toro thumps Lewis with a low kick.
El Toro fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lewis is out of range.
El Toro throws a leg kick but Lewis moved away.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as El Toro blocks the low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Lewis misses the target.
Lewis checks a leg kick nicely.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lewis crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from El Toro - the referee stops the clock and Lewis gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says El Toro. Lewis manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
El Toro finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A good leg kick by El Toro.
El Toro throws a big shot that misses.
El Toro connects with the punch.
Lewis throws a predictable looking body shot
and El Toro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
El Toro feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lewis's calf.
El Toro lands with a kick to the temple. Lewis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
El Toro misses with a kick to the body.
A jab lands there for Lewis.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
El Toro misses with a looping left.
El Toro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from El Toro.
Lewis throws a body punch but El Toro moves out of range.
El Toro doesn't manage to clinch there - Lewis circles away.
El Toro keeps Lewis at a distance using the push kick.
El Toro misses with a leg kick
and Lewis counters with a one-two to the body.
Lewis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lewis scores with a shot to the body.
Lewis moves out of range as El Toro strikes.
El Toro scores with a kick to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
El Toro thumps Lewis with a low kick.
El Toro throws a head kick that Lewis semi-blocks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julio El Toro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Lewis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
El Toro misses with a body kick.
El Toro throws a head kick that half lands.
Lewis looks to throw the jab but El Toro is out of range.
El Toro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
El Toro tries to close the distance and clinch but Lewis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
El Toro tries to clinch up.
El Toro misses with a low kick.
Lewis blocks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Toro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
El Toro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
El Toro motions for Lewis to come forward. El Toro throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
El Toro tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lewis is able to avoid easily.
El Toro throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
El Toro moves in looking to clinch but Lewis pushes him off.
El Toro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
El Toro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
El Toro tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lewis jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
El Toro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lewis misses with a double jab.
Lewis just misses with a punch to the body.
El Toro pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lewis is out of range and El Toro settles back down.
Lewis throws a body punch but El Toro moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Lewis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lewis avoids a kick to the body.
El Toro tries to clinch but Lewis is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis takes a swing at El Toro's ribcage but misses.
El Toro tries to clinch up.
Lewis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as El Toro throws out the jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lewis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by El Toro.
El Toro lands a head kick!
El Toro throws a half hearted mid kick.
El Toro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lewis throws the left hand but El Toro avoids the punch easily.
Lewis circles away from the clinch attempt.
El Toro tries to score with a low kick but Lewis moves his leg out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
El Toro is looking to chop away at Lewis's legs.
Lewis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but El Toro was well out of range. Poor timing from Lewis.
Lewis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
El Toro fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lewis checks it well.
Lewis scores with a jab. El Toro acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
El Toro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

El Toro moves into the clinch.
El Toro with a knee to the head.
El Toro missing with knees to the body.
El Toro throws an elbow but it misses.
El Toro with a knee to the head.
Lewis avoids a wild elbow strike from El Toro.
El Toro missing with knees to the body.
Lewis tries to circle away but El Toro has him pinned against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Toro throws an elbow but it misses.
El Toro looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lewis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
El Toro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
El Toro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lewis working hard to break the clinch.
El Toro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lewis is defending well for now.
El Toro trying to land knees to the body.
Lewis blocks the elbow strike.
El Toro misses with a knee strike.
Lewis blocks the elbow strike.
El Toro looking to throw knees to the head but Lewis is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by El Toro.
El Toro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lewis.
El Toro misses with a knee strike.
Lewis wants to get back to striking at distance but El Toro won't allow it.
El Toro misses with an elbow over the top.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
El Toro trying to land knees to the body.
Lewis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lewis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but El Toro has him pressed against the ropes.
Lewis is trying to break free.

Lewis breaks from the clinch.
Lewis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
El Toro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

El Toro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lewis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lewis tries to circle away but El Toro has him pinned against the ropes.
Lewis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Lewis can't break the clinch.
Lewis has had enough of the clinch but El Toro keeps him there for the moment.
Lewis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lewis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
El Toro pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
El Toro misses with an elbow strike.
El Toro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lewis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
El Toro trying to land knees to the body.
El Toro pushes off an throws an elbow but Lewis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Lewis managing to block the knees to the body from El Toro.
El Toro misses with a knee strike.
Lewis tries to circle away but El Toro has him pinned against the ropes.
Lewis tries to break the clinch but El Toro is controlling the position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. El Toro obliges.
Lewis takes an elbow to the temple.
El Toro tries to land a knee to the head but Lewis blocks with his arms.
Lewis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Lewis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lewis has had enough of the clinch but El Toro keeps him there for the moment.
Lewis blocks the elbow strike.
Lewis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
El Toro has Lewis pressed against the ropes, preventing Lewis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
El Toro prevents Lewis from breaking the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. El Toro obliges.
Lewis tries to circle away but El Toro has him pinned against the ropes.
Lewis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lewis avoiding damage as El Toro throws knees to the body.
Lewis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
El Toro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lewis tries to break free but El Toro pushes him back against the ropes.
El Toro lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lewis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lewis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
El Toro comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A frustrated look appears on Lewis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by El Toro.
Lewis tries to break the clinch but El Toro is controlling the position.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
El Toro throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lewis is trying to break free.
Lewis wants to break free but El Toro has control.
El Toro creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lewis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
El Toro tries a knee to the head but Lewis blocks it.
El Toro throws a knee to the head but misses.
El Toro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters up against the ropes, El Toro throws an elbow but misses.
Lewis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
El Toro misses with an elbow strike.
Lewis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
El Toro missing with knees to the body.
Lewis avoiding damage as El Toro throws knees to the body.
Lewis tries to break free but El Toro pushes him back against the ropes.
Lewis tries to circle away but El Toro has him pinned against the ropes.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lewis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but El Toro has him pressed against the ropes.
El Toro misses with a knee strike.
El Toro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lewis is trying to force a seperation but El Toro has the dominant position.
Lewis is trying to force a seperation but El Toro has the dominant position.
El Toro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lewis.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, El Toro just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lewis's brow.
Lewis dodges an elbow strike from El Toro.
Lewis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
El Toro with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
El Toro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lewis blocks it with crossed arms.
El Toro pushes off an throws an elbow but Lewis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
El Toro keeps control of Lewis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
El Toro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lewis's efforts to push away.
El Toro throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Leonard Lewis did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lewis lands a body shot.
El Toro throws a nice looking combination but Lewis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lewis clobbers El Toro with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
El Toro connects with a high kick.
El Toro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lewis.
El Toro shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A head kick misses from El Toro.
Lewis scores with a shot to the body.
Lewis throws a jab but it's blocked by El Toro.
Nice uppercut lands for Lewis. That snapped El Toro's head back.
El Toro is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Lewis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
El Toro slips a jab from Lewis.
Lewis thuds a left hand into El Toro's body.
El Toro has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis lands a nice hook to El Toro's body. El Toro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
El Toro looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jab by Lewis.
El Toro moves out of range of the strikes.
El Toro moves in looking to clinch but Lewis pushes him off.
Lewis throws a low kick but El Toro moves out of range easily.
El Toro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
El Toro throws a body kick the misses
and Lewis counters with a right hand to the body.
El Toro throws a push kick but Lewis slaps the foot to one side.
Lewis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but El Toro manages to avoid it.
Good work by Lewis as he checks the leg kick.
Lewis thows a body shot but no joy.
El Toro throws a shot from downtown. Lewis moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Toro does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lewis throws a hook but El Toro avoids it easily.
Lewis moves out of range as El Toro strikes.
Lewis throws a shot from downtown. El Toro moves away and avoids it.
Lewis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from El Toro.
Lewis looks to land a right hand but El Toro moved out of range.
El Toro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lewis.
Lewis looks to land a right hand but El Toro moved out of range.

El Toro has Lewis up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lewis blocks an elbow strike.
El Toro tries to land knees in the clinch but Lewis avoids the damage to the body.
El Toro looking to throw knees to the head but Lewis is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Toro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lewis avoids it.
El Toro throws an elbow that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Lewis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
El Toro trying to land knees to the body.
El Toro misses with a knee strike.
El Toro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
El Toro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lewis.
El Toro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lewis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
El Toro missing with knees to the body.
El Toro has Lewis pressed against the ropes, preventing Lewis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lewis is trying to break the clinch but El Toro has him pressed against the ropes.
Lewis can't break the clinch.
Lewis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lewis working hard to break the clinch.
Lewis is trying to break the clinch but El Toro has him pressed against the ropes.
Lewis is trying to break the clinch but El Toro is controlling him.
Lewis is trying to break the clinch but El Toro is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
El Toro working Lewis over with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Lewis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
El Toro misses with an elbow over the top.
Lewis is looking to break free of the clinch but El Toro has double underhooks.
El Toro tries to land knees in the clinch but Lewis avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, El Toro just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lewis's brow.
El Toro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lewis blocks it with crossed arms.
Lewis wants to get back to striking at distance but El Toro won't allow it.
Lewis managing to block the knees to the body from El Toro.
El Toro throws an elbow that misses.
Lewis tries to break the clinch but El Toro is controlling the position.
El Toro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
El Toro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lewis is defending well for now.
Lewis tries to break the clinch but El Toro is controlling the position.
El Toro tries to land a knee to the head but Lewis blocks with his arms.
Lewis blocks an elbow strike.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lewis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but El Toro has him pressed against the ropes.
El Toro prevents Lewis from breaking the clinch.
El Toro gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
El Toro trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by El Toro.
Lewis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lewis has had enough of the clinch but El Toro keeps him there for the moment.
Lewis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
El Toro trying to land knees to the body.
Lewis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lewis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lewis tries to break the clinch but El Toro is controlling the position.
Lewis is trying to break free.
El Toro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lewis.
El Toro missing with knees to the body.
El Toro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lewis.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lewis pushes off an throws an elbow but El Toro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Lewis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
El Toro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lewis.
Lewis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
El Toro missing with knees to the body.
El Toro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lewis.
El Toro tries to land knees in the clinch but Lewis avoids the damage to the body.
Lewis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lewis avoiding damage as El Toro throws knees to the body.

Lewis breaks the clinch.
Lewis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
El Toro wants to clinch
and Lewis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lewis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but El Toro manages to avoid it.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throws a big shot that misses.
Lewis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lewis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but El Toro moves away.
El Toro moves in looking to clinch but Lewis pushes him off.
Lewis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from El Toro.
El Toro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lewis throws out the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - El Toro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by El Toro.
El Toro tries to land a front kick but Lewis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
El Toro throws an overhand right that lands on Lewis's shoulder, as Lewis tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Lewis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
El Toro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A head kick misses from El Toro.
El Toro needs to keep his hands up - Lewis had a free shot at his head there.
El Toro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lewis.
El Toro feints and then cracks Lewis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lewis down.
El Toro lands with a thumping leg kick.
El Toro throws a sloppy head kick and Lewis moves out of range easily.
El Toro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lewis swings for the body but El Toro moves out of range.
Lewis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
El Toro throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lewis avoids the head kick by El Toro.
El Toro throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lewis swings for the body but El Toro moves out of range.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lewis ducks under a wild hook from El Toro.
Lewis walks forward, straight into a front kick from El Toro.
El Toro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lewis misses the body punch
and El Toro makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lewis really felt that one!
El Toro fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lewis is out of range.
Lewis moves out of range as El Toro throws a body kick.
Jab by Lewis.
El Toro lands a right hook to the body.
Lewis walks into a straight right hand from El Toro.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
El Toro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lewis loads up on a big right hand but El Toro slips the punch.
El Toro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonard Lewis had his way with Julio El Toro in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

El Toro tries to clinch up but Lewis circles away and keeps his distance.
El Toro pushes Lewis away with a front kick.
El Toro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lewis.
A slow jab from El Toro misses its intended target.
El Toro throws a nice outside leg kick.
El Toro is looking to clinch but Lewis is avoiding it.
El Toro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
El Toro fails with an attempt to clinch.
El Toro tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from El Toro.
El Toro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
El Toro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lewis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters circling - El Toro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
El Toro slips a jab from Lewis.
El Toro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
El Toro explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
El Toro tries to clinch but Lewis moves out of range.
El Toro throws a quick inside leg kick.
El Toro lands with a kick to the temple. Lewis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
El Toro throws a head kick that Lewis semi-blocks.
El Toro misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick by El Toro misses
and Lewis counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
El Toro scores with a kick to the body.
El Toro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
El Toro slips under a jab from Lewis.
El Toro tries to work over Lewis's front leg with a kick but Lewis checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from El Toro lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lewis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lewis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lewis misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from El Toro misses the target.
Lewis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from El Toro.
Lewis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from El Toro.
Lewis avoids the head kick by El Toro.
A head kick misses from El Toro.
El Toro cracks the inside of Lewis's front leg.
El Toro throws a leg kick but Lewis checks it.
Lewis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from El Toro.
A jab from El Toro misses.
El Toro scoring well with a low kick there.
El Toro doesn't manage to clinch there - Lewis circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis moves away from the strike by El Toro.
El Toro fails with an attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Lewis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lewis. El Toro does a little dance to reset his feet.
El Toro closes the distance but Lewis moves to the side
and El Toro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
El Toro fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lewis on the side of the head.
El Toro throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lewis avoids the head kick by El Toro.
Nice body kick there by El Toro.
El Toro throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lewis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Toro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
El Toro looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
El Toro misses with a straight left.
El Toro pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A leg kick checked by Lewis.
El Toro tries to clinch up.
El Toro misses with a low kick.
Crunch! El Toro slams his shin into Lewis's torso.
Lewis checks a low kick from El Toro.
El Toro throws a head kick that misses
and Lewis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
El Toro misses with a low kick.
El Toro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by El Toro.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lewis misses with a hook.
El Toro throws a big shot that misses.
El Toro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lewis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
El Toro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
El Toro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lewis avoids the body shot from El Toro.
El Toro takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
El Toro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
El Toro tries to clinch but Lewis moves out of range.
El Toro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lewis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from El Toro.
Lewis blocks a leg kick.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
El Toro pushes Lewis away with a front kick.
El Toro throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
El Toro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
El Toro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
El Toro throws a leg kick
and Lewis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
El Toro tries to clinch up.
Lewis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
El Toro tries to close the distance and clinch but Lewis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
El Toro throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lewis counters with a right hand to the body.
El Toro is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Lewis slips a straight right by El Toro.
El Toro closes the distance but Lewis moves to the side
and El Toro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
El Toro moves in looking to clinch but Lewis pushes him off.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
El Toro misses with a combination
and Lewis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lewis throws a body punch but El Toro moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Lewis.
El Toro throws a lazy head kick
and Lewis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lewis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lewis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but El Toro manages to avoid it.
El Toro doesn't manage to clinch there - Lewis circles away.
El Toro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
El Toro tries to clinch but Lewis is having none of it.
El Toro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lewis.
El Toro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
El Toro fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lewis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but El Toro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
El Toro tries to clinch up.
Lewis digs a good body shot into El Toro's ribs.
Lewis lands with a good body shot.
El Toro misses with a low kick.
El Toro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lewis misses with a series of wild punches.
Lewis lands a nice shot that snaps El Toro's head back.
Lewis connects with a good right hand that stumbles El Toro. El Toro circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from El Toro is predictable there
and Lewis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good leg kick by El Toro there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. El Toro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
El Toro throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
El Toro wants to clinch up but Lewis keeps it at a distance.
El Toro throws a leg kick which misses Lewis's front leg but catches the back leg as Lewis tries to avoid it.
El Toro tries to close the distance and clinch but Lewis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Donk. Lewis catches El Toro right on the button with a cross.
El Toro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
El Toro avoids the body shot from Lewis.
El Toro scoring well with a low kick there.
El Toro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
El Toro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
El Toro throws a sloppy head kick
and Lewis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
El Toro looks to throw a body kick
and Lewis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leonard Lewis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lewis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Leonard Lewis!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Julio El Toro!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Leonard Lewis!

Leonard Lewis wins by split decision!